Where is Pommystuart?

[Michael]

Are you going to Darwin, taking the Ghan and then the Indian Pacific? That will put you on the world's longest straight stretch of railway track, a 478-kilometre (297 mi) stretch of the Trans-Australian Railway across the Nullarbor Plain. Otherwise, I'm stumped.

[pommystuart]

3 down Cairns, Cassowary, Riga, 2 to go (mistake in previous)

I do not have a mouth and after being born, I just go out looking for a mate. My name gives the impression I may be strong.
The biggest one found was 36 cm wide. I am found in this area. (What am I?)

Next week at one of the stops on our 4 day train trip I will be entering the largest one of these in the world. (What is it?)

Not going to Darwin.
Tip, Train departs from Cairns.

[Randi]

Giant wood moth ?
This Moth Is Huge in Australia

[pommystuart]

Not quite Randi.
I am thinking of one larger and found in the cairns area.

[jil]

Is the train trip the Savannahlander? Although if it is I can't work out what the large thing is.

[Randi]

Hercules moth ?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... t-pot.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coscinocera_hercules

[Caro]

My guess for the 'large thing' would be the Undara Lava Tubes.

[pommystuart]

Well done everybody.


Next week I go on a 700km (approx) flight, a short 4x4 drive and a 600mtr walk to a place where if I go further north I fall off the edge of Australia and get wet.

Link to some pictures. (They seem to have got out of sequence, sorry)
https://imgur.com/a/QolcFOp

[Morgan]

Cape York is the northern most point in Australia ??
I read the signage in your pictures; interesting how so many cultures have creation stories that include snakes (many have fruit). Rainbows are also frequent myth stories. Almost every culture had a flood.
Safe travels Stuart and keep keep us guessing on your way.
Morgan

[Michael]

Great photos, Stuart. Wish I was there!!!

[leelaht]

This story was in today's news feed.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/w ... ket-newtab

See any Tachyglossi on your trip?

I would have to say my adopted favorite is the wombat for their poop cubes, but second on my list is the echidna after a group of school kids swooned in adoration when they arrived at the echidna enclosure at the Sydney Zoo.

[pommystuart]

Hi,
Just short note to say I have got back from the Sanannerlander train trip.
Fly to the cape tomorrow, maybe get time to put up pics on Monday else on wednesday.

Did not see any Echidnas.

[pommystuart]

Before you look at the link below, my current location is one word, two syllables.
First syllable, I am usually green and can be found on rocks and trees.
Second syllable, I am one of the genders.

I also visited this place which adds on to the above place.
Next word, I like to eat a lot.

As you have seen most of the trip up to Cairns I will now just put up a link to a web site that I was shown at Mission beach so it only shows from there.
The link.
https://www.polarsteps.com/StuartFrankl ... inter-2012

We turn round from here.
I will try and just add to the polarsteps with my pictures from now on.

[Randi]

Mossman, Queensland
Mossman Gorge, Queensland

[Michael]

[pommystuart]

Correct Randi.
No stopping you.

The link is now open.

Next place we will park, will be at a place which sound a little like a product that repels insects.

When you get it you will know why it was hard to give a clue.

[pommystuart]

OK so no one got it. Paronella Park.

Park, Citronella

Moving ever onwards, I got in hot water for picking the next place to stop for 2 nights on the way to our current location.

Where we are now should be easy.

The city is has a Geomagnetic and Seismic observatory.

[leelaht]

Toolongi?
https://www.toolangi.net/toolangi-histo ... servatory/

[pommystuart]

Close with one of the observatorys but wrong location.

[Caro]

Guessing.
Charters Towers via Innot Hot Springs.